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Before we get into this - I'd like to say the usefulness of most single barrel reviews really ends at store being reviewed (if it is anywhere near you), or look for high level trends to see if chasing single

Weller coming back into my glass is always a welcome sight! I actually believe I reviewed this pour on my Instagram quite a while ago, and I wasn't anticipating doing another formal review tonight... But when I first nosed this glass I immediately went into notes mode. It is just too good not to savor, enjoy and attempt to understand! Hopefully this isn't too much foreshadowing on the notes to come. Have you tried a Weller pick, or even this one perhaps? Let me know in the comments. I hope you have something great in your glass tonight! Company on Label: Buffalo Trace Whiskey Type: Wheated Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Buffalo Trace "Wheated Mash Bill" Proof: 107° Age: NAS (~6-8 years) Further identification: ~2020 New Hampshire Liquor Outlet pick Nose: Sweet candied cherry... So incredibly rich and delicious on the first nose. Slightly meaty notes I've found in other Weller offerings, as well as some dusty oak. Orange peel is distinct, heavy and prominent now. Cloth briefly, then a smooth, silky citrus. I'm now presented with a smell that reminds me of the carpets of the church I went to as a kid. It kind of smells like old people (in a nostalgic, nice way). I can't quite shake that smell now, so I'll go for a sip. Pepper and caramel have blended well in the glass now post sip. Dry vanilla bean wanders in. This nose-feel is a lot like being in a cloud - or traveling very quickly through one much like the experience of skydiving. Light hints of leather, baking spice and molasses later in the glass. Oh, some nice earthy green tones now on deep inhales. Palate: Oh yeah - the palate matches the start of the nose well here. Cherry bursting forth with a thick, slightly tannic mouth coating. Cinnamon is mellow here, but still dances well across my tongue. The linger is a robust caramel that is pleasant without being overly powerful. The mouth feel to this is very nice but I think this batch may have been chill filtered as it doesn't have that thick, oily, sticking texture that Weller Full Proof has. This actually tastes a lot like Weller 12 tonight, with obvious extra proof behind it. Honey, plums, copper, and white bread now coat my tongue in various hues of extra layers that are nice surprises as this glass drinks on. A good bit of spice develops late in the glass, which is actually welcomed at this point in its evolution and not overbearing. The last sip is incredibly vanilla forward on the tip of my tongue with cherry dominating in the middle majority, dark grape and slightly tannic oak washing over, and finishing with a long linger of orange peel, baking spices and caramel. Rating: 4/5

Another unique finish that I loved was the Tokaji single barrel that we selected for Spirit Animal Society Palate: Right away the mouth coating is rich with heavy cola, brown sugar, nutmeg and infinitely tingling

This is an impressive showing of one of my favorite single barrel offerings.

Amongst the most anticipated releases was their American Single Malt Foggy Burl, a tribute to the burly Redwood Empire Whiskey Type: Wheated Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 59% corn, 30% wheat, 7% rye, 4% malted

We are still rocking the wheated bourbon theme with this Boone County single barrel. Company (Made By Ghosts) Whiskey Type: Wheated Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 51% Corn, 45% Wheat, 4% Malted

Creek Distilling Company (Beam) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Malted Single Barrel Selected by Kappy's Nose: Super powerful & punchy on first inhale - intense cherry and Walnut shells and salted pistachios make for a slightly dry base to the nose on this, but I like a nutty The linger is long even on a single sip.

As part of my due diligence for picking 4 barrels with them, I tasted through this single barrel coming Straight Bourbon Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: Starlight's 4 grain mash: 51% Corn, 20% Rye, 9% Wheat, 20% Malted

purchases that I undoubtedly got from Rapid Liquors had the good fortune of lucking me into this 6 year single on Label: Willett Whiskey Type: Straight Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 11% Corn, 74% Rye, 15% Malted Barley Proof: 126.6° Age: 6 years Further identification: This is a distributor pick single barrel #6061 well on the previous with more orange marmalade sweetness and a much bigger heft that carries a long, tingling

As all single barrels can vary, I'll go into this one with a fresh mind. Spirits; Distilled in Bardstown, KY) Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 72% Corn, 13% Rye, 15% Malted

Before we get into another review - I'd like to say the usefulness of most single barrel reviews really store being reviewed (if it is anywhere near you), or look for high level trends to see if chasing single more complexity than the palate and I find myself savoring the aromas of caramel, popcorn and warm salted some of the other barrels that Jen has picked, I know that Plaza is the place to stop in for whiskey single

Southern Distilling Company Whiskey Type: Wheated Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 70% Corn, 16% Wheat, 14% Malted